Houston's Bush Airport makes list of most expensive U.S. airports

Updated 3:02 pm, Wednesday, November 13, 2013

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Most expensive airports: No. 1, Huntsville: In this Jan. 27, 2012, file photo, Boeing's newest aircraft, the Boeing 787, sits on the tarmac at Huntsville International Airport after a 3600-mile flight from Dublin, in Huntsville, Ala.

Most expensive airports: No. 1, Huntsville: In this Jan. 27, 2012, file photo, Boeing's newest aircraft, the Boeing 787, sits on the tarmac at Huntsville International Airport after a 3600-mile flight from

Most expensive airports: No. 3, Houston: United's flight UAL 1 Boeing 787 Dreamliner takes off from Bush Intercontinental Airport on the 787's first North American flight since being grounded for several months because of problems with its batteries Monday, May 20, 2013, in Houston.

Most expensive airports: No. 3, Houston: United's flight UAL 1 Boeing 787 Dreamliner takes off from Bush Intercontinental Airport on the 787's first North American flight since being grounded for several months

Least expensive airports: No. 3, Long Beach: In this Oct. 25, 2011 file photo, JetBlue planes, each with distinctive tail art, are seen at the JetBlue terminal at Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, Calif.

Least expensive airports: No. 3, Long Beach: In this Oct. 25, 2011 file photo, JetBlue planes, each with distinctive tail art, are seen at the JetBlue terminal at Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, Calif.

It costs a big chunk of change to get out of Bush Intercontinental Airport according to a new United States Department of Transportation report on average airfare costs at the nation's top 100 airports.

A report released Nov. 6 shows that Huntsville, and Cincinnati, Ohio, had the first and second highest airfares in the nation in the second quarter of 2013. Houston's own IAH came in third on the list.

It costs travelers an average of $547 to book a round-trip ticket out of Huntsville, compared to just $159 to get out of Atlantic City, the lowest fare on the list. The report states the average ticket out of IAH runs $492.

The report measures the average airfare based on domestic ticket sales and includes both the price charged by an airline and any fees levied by outside parties. It does not include optional items, such as baggage fees.

Flying out of Las Vegas runs on average $257, which makes gambling in the airport before you leave not so much a vice, but more of a sound investment.

Elsewhere in the report you will find that fares increased by just over 13 percent at Hobby Airport, compared to a 23 percent increase at Dallas Love Field.